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MIml <br />raONE NO <br />STATE OF <br />Ldepartment of natural resources <br />TCTRO WATERS - 1200 WAITER ROAD, ST. PAUL, MN 551^'' <br />.Vit - -772-7910 file no <br />August 21, 1995 <br />Ms. Jeanne L. Strommen Building and Zoning Administrator <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parkway, P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />RE: Dennis L. Platteter Subdivision Proposal, Dickey Lake <br />(27-161W), City of Orono, Hennepin County <br />Dear Ms. Kabusth: <br />We have reviewed the site plans (received August 18, 1995) for the <br />above—referenced subdivision at 809 North Brown Road (Cxty 1^2053, <br />Section 27, T118N, R23W) and have the following comments to offer: <br />1.Dickey Lake (27-161W) is on the property. Any activity below <br />the ordinary high water (OHW) elevation of 986.82' (NGVD, <br />1929), which alters the course, current or cross-section of <br />Dickey Lake, is under the jurisdiction of the DNR and may <br />require a DNR permit. The applicant and plans should inform <br />prospective lot buyers that the DNR, Army Corps of Engineers <br />Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the City Minnetrista <br />have jurisdiction over Dickey Lake. <br />2.Dickey Lake has a 100-year floodplain. The Minnehaha Creek <br />Watershed District should be consulted to ensure that each of <br />the lots will having a building site that is above the 100- <br />year floodplain elevation of Dickey Lake. All the work that <br />is done on these lots must comply with applicable floodplain <br />regulations of both the city and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District. <br />3.Dickey Lake has a shoreland classification of Natural <br />Environment. The shoreland district of Dickey Lake extends <br />1000 feet from the OHW. The proposed lots must be consistent <br />with City shoreland management regulations. In particular: <br />a.Each lot must have a building site and, if they are <br />unsewered, sites for two on-site septic systems, that are <br />located outside of the 150* setback from the OHW of <br />Dickey Lake. <br />b.Lotbuyers should be encouraged to screen future <br />structures from view from Dickey Lake using topography, <br />existing vegetation, color, and other means approved by <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I